Members of
the House of Representatives had described the demolition as a direct assault
on Nigeria as a sovereign nation. They also called for appropriate reciprocity
to Ghana.
Malam Garba
Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity,
has reacted to the demolition of the Nigerian High Commission in Ghana.
Garba,
however, said that Nigeria will not retaliate or do something similar to what
unknown Ghanaians did to a part of her embassy in Ghana.
According to
Shehu, this position is informed by the apology tendered by the Ghanaian
President, Nana Akufo-Addo, when he originated a call to President Buhari on
Tuesday over the incident.
He said: “The
President of Ghana has called and regretted the action and apologised to the
President of Nigeria.
“I think he
has shown leadership in the matter and what should Nigeria do; these are two
leading countries in West Africa.
“Nigeria will
not engage in a street fight with Ghana. This cannot happen. So, the two
leaders, especially President Muhammadu Buhari, who is much respected in
Africa, they all call him ‘Baba’ (Father), so he is bound to show restraint.
The
Presidential aide maintained that diplomacy would be used in resolving the
problem.
“Matters such
as this when they arise, it is always better, they should be resolved
diplomatically.
“No, there
shouldn’t be a fight between Nigeria and Ghana, this will not happen,’’ he
added.
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